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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

40 The time of my FIRST arrival ln the
country difficulty was anticipated iu
certain station (which win not name,
owing 90 % scarcity 0f carriers. and the
CHEF thought n better 90 puf every ONE
ou short allowance Among other rt.ons
Portuguese wine was issued at thc rate 0f
half bottle per man per day Bach man
had 90 send bis boy 90 tle store With
DIS bottle every other day. and OF course
there was n rush for the big bottles THE
storekeeper instructed 0y the Chief re-
fused everything larger cham % champ
bottle. and MS Me- second officer u charge
0f the station superintendent the -u'nr
OF the rauons in person there wa- uo
chance for any man t0 get more fmn h's
share This did not please the engineers
who decided. o. council held .n the
ucssrO0m of the Stanley that half "a
bottle per day was not enough and f0rth-
with "a collection of empty bottles began
90 accumulate in The engineers store and
experiments Were instituted f0 fut ono
whether the capacity of any one of thcm
exceeded that of The rest. but with very
unsatisfactory results
40 last some suggested the device NJ
blowing ont the bulge iu the bottom 0t
the bottle so as Co leave 10 nearly flat SO
sooner said than done Not only was the
bottom flattencd but 30 was found possi
bile by means Of heat TO slightly stretch
the bottle itself. SD that although it app
pcared very little larger than an ordinary
champagne bottle 10 would h0lG nearly
half as much again The trick remained
undiscovered until the engineers bad al
finished their term Of service when The
ingenious devIscr of the same being the
last TO depart for Europe lcf Dis bottle
20 the second in command with hint 90
keep his eyes open for the future Black
woods MagazIne
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Every part Of the despised dress coat
has a reason for its popularity Of shape.
The apparently foolish nick or slit at the
junction Of the collar and facines on each
side dates from the time when mcn rode a
great deal. and the coat collar must be
frequently turned up and the chest but
toned closely over 10 meet the severity of
sudden storms. A division was made
ON each side Of the collar 10 permit this
20 be done, and the present useless
slit IS the survival of this very need
ful predecessor Not even the buttons
which adorn the small of Cue's back
are mere vain ornament. I'm about the
year 100 it began 90 be- The custom tO
gather in 40 the waist the sack like coat
of the period. This was doue by two
buttons s0wn ON over the hins which
were attached 90 loops set on 40 the edge
OF the coat Then as waists became %
permanent fashion thc loops were d.sused
and the buttons. Instead of being dis
carded, We're simply moved "a little farther
back. here they attached Co "a new useful
ness in supporting the sword belt Now
that sword belts are mo- longer worn. thess
two buttons seem merely meaningless
cXcrescence The very shape of che dress
coat which has been SO much and So
often ridiculcd is not an arbitrary fashion
but natural development
Starting from the very ample square
skirted coat of the close of the Seven
teenth century. itself q development. we
next find the same cont with the corners
of the skirt buttoncd together for the c0n-
venience of riding then the same gar-
mcnt with the Dap corners cut of instead
Of buttoued up-the swallow tail of thc
early years of the present century, finally
By very slight degeneration the modern
d.css cont was produced New York
Home journal
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
GRINDERS OF CUTLERY
Disastrous Results Of Inhaling An Atmos-
phere Loaded with Irritating Dust.

Disastrous Results Of Inhaling an Atmos-
phere Loaded with Irritating Dust.
DR.. Canedy. OF Shclburne Falls, Mass,
recently read q paper before the Franklin
District Medical society on grinders con.
sumption, being the results Of his 0bser-
walton on the grinders employed by cut
lery company an that place, numbering,
on an average. forty men and boys FOR the
past twenty five years During the ten
years just ended. twenty-three grinders
have died With chronic disease of the air
passages. and three are now confined 20
the house with similar affections; and five
in whom the disease has made consider
able progress are still no work n the cut
lery OF all the occupations in which the
workers are compelled 20 inhale an at
mo5pherc loaded with irritating dust, as
coal mining and iron and metal polishing,
none seems moro certain or fatal ia its
effects than grinding
Investigations made MT Sheffield. Eng
land. fix the average period 40 which
grinders can w0rka thirteen years The
first symptom which manifests itself is
cough. soon followed by shOrtness Of
breath upon eXertiOn. as walking up hill
During am This time am infammatOry pro-
cess IS going Oh in Che lung which
results m gaaGon0us or puru-
lent condition; the patient having fever,
and often terrible cough During this
attack The patient IS confined 90 bed from
ten to twenty weeks After six weeks am
abscc-s forms in be lung and. when the
pu-s is cXrecioratel. improvement begins.
The progress of some cases is exceedingly
slow. some of the patients living ten years
or more. otter being compelled t0 leave the
shop by their cough. most of the time In
chronic invaidism. aud dying at last from
the exhaustion dependent upon pulmou
airy disease.
I'm spite of an treatment. the inevitable
tendency of the disease seems 90 be TO-
ward q fatal termnauon and DR. Canedy
states that Dee has never seen amy recover
ies The picture which Is given us iu this
paper is most distressing one. and it
would seem that some attention should
bee paid to t.e u1iec hy those in power
THE improvements which have been made
il unhealthy tuies hg The substitution OF
sanitary for un-anary conditions have
been so marked chat some of them can
certainly Dee app'ielto the reduction Of the
great suffering ami mortality among the
cutlery grinders. Science.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The New York Star is very positive
though not disinterested, and it thinks
that Mr.. Cleveland will be renominated
and reelected without serious dissent.
The only thing in the way of that re-
election is the course Of the Democratic
majority in the House of Representa-
tiyes If the President maps ont "a course
for the majority, and that course is sue.
cessfully carried cut in dealing with the
surplus and reducing IL by reducing
taxes and war tariff rates ius,c d of in
venting ways to spend L., then, Wheeler
the Senate cOncurs or not, The credit of
sound policy will belong to the Demo
cratic party and the odium of opposing
1t will be charged 10 the Republican
party.
The Fiftieth Congress will hold the
destiny Of the Democratic party, and, rs
far as patriotism and duty can dictate a
Presidents understanding with his party.
now is the time to inauguraie policy
that will entirely restore true Demo.
cratic principles.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
,su occu,ation for Artists.

One of the attractive fancies OF tpe past
ono or two seasons has been the furnish
Ing OF It.le illustrated cards 10 guests a'
dinner parties. which are intended 10 serve
rs pleosiug mementoes of the occasion
Sometime in the case Of very important
social occasions. those souvenirs are very
elaborate. and IL was regarded as very
swell when they consisted OF hand painted
palettes. menus and the Ike.
The manufacture Of cards for this pur-
nose has now become regular trade, and
they are frequently SO elaborate and taste
ful I'm design and so neat in execution mat
they will answer for occasions for which
IN former seasons il was necessary 10 pre-
mare a full set cf cards 20 order Another
thing they can be obtained az very rea-
sonable price and thus a considerable OBJ
stacle in the form Of expense is overcome.
They are not made 10y machine or print
ing process. but the illustration which the
heavy cardboard bears is drawn by skill
ful artist either in pen and ink represent
ing some humorous or cOmical portrait or
scene. or in delicate water colors, repre-
senting q little landscape NO two OF
these are made alike now by the best
manufacturers for 10 is not difficult for
sknlful artist 20 vary them indefinitely,
but when they come into general use 10 is
not improbable that very cheap assort-
ments Will be placed on the market, and,
in order 20 make these, lthogruphing and
printing will have 10 be called into requi-
sltion. New York Evening World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
A stuntol.Iaad.cape.

To enter n japanese garden is like wan
dcr'ng of % sudden into one of is
strange Wo'ds we - reflected ln the
polished surface i concaye mirror
where au but the observer himself Is
transformed into % fantastic miniature q
the reality ln that quaint fairyland
d.miuutye rivers t0w gracefully under
tIny trees past u0leh.li mountains. OH,
they falI at last info hftie artificial lakes.
almost sm0..ared f0r the flowers Chat
grow upon their banks while no the ex
trcme distance oi d c0urleof rods the conc
OF a lnIl ten feet high looks approv.ugl,
slwu upon o. scene which would De nation
ally incomplete without ir-Atautc.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

All Ladies-Ah. Mrs Genteel how do
you do today It is am age since / have
seen you. How is your daughter Katie.
haven't seen her for long time
She's quite well. thank you She is
.aleslady now at Plush 81 Silks store. '
"ludeed' And your daughter Mamie
"Oh. Mamie is forelady iu the new
tomato canning establishment
81 hadn heard that is Lulu 40 home
now
NO. She has gone to Hartford as wait
ing lady 20 a very wealthy and arIstocrai.c
woman living there
son. has shet Then you have only
Lena at home. presume
"Oh, no. Lena ha. just accepted "a site
uation as nurse lady DO the family of
Judge X. She has an elegant place
so you are living alone,
40, we have given gp our house for
tlc winter, and ! am now cook lady at
Mrs Blank boarding house. It'd Bits
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
rBp QUESTION or rnr DAY.

DO the politicians Of the state ever
cast their eyes beyond the limits Of our
own community and give a thought to
the necessity Of agreeing with the rest Of
the world
This Is a question that certainly must
force itself on the people If they consider
how far behind Virginia is IN wealth
simply because she will not put herself
In accord with the modern world, which
moves by the principles Of mercantile
civilization founded on sound reputation
and good credit The story is told IN
every county In The State how a farm
cannot be sold because nobody comes to
settle in a state that repudiates its debts.
A thousand sheep raisers Of New York
and Ohio came to Virginia to buy land
in a more genial climate, and ten thou
sand would have followed them
They returned home disguised because
they could not aGOrd. with all the
natural advantages they found here, to
carry on their business in a State that ig-
nored the principles that govern the rest
of the business world.
And this is the cry far and near
We want capital to come to Virginia,
but capital breads population as nature
breads a vacuum.
The amount of taxes that business and
property would willingly pay to settle
the debt and restore our reputation would
be returned a hundred fold.
1t is not taxpayers who resent the
proposition to settle the debt, but a sci
Of politicians who make capital out Of
prejudice and p ssion by melting pop
uar cry gainst the creditors who loaned
us millions Of money and now propose TO
continue The loan at a very low rate Of
interest
What is the poor mans part in all tbs ?
lie does not pay the taxes, and when
he votes against settling The debt and
Joins the crowd that calls for repudia-
ton be mer ly hurts himself, for what he
wants is the development of mines, fac
tories and industries OF all kind TO give
him employment at good wages.
We have published the fact that The
reports Of the bureaus of statistics at
Washington show that The state Of Yir-
giuia is the foremost one of the Union in
natural wealth
Now. if thousands OF men stand unem-
ployed, and the wealth lies in the earth,
it is simply because Virginia has been so
managed politically that she forbids
capital and enterprise to cross her bound
aries
That is the truth Of the case, and every
body who knows anything about the case
must admit &C.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The essential requisites of 70 long dis
lance runner are strong heart and capa-
c.0us lungs In a broad deep and mobile
chest The reason for this w.ll be- appar-
ent 10 those who understand the physi-
ol0gv Of exercise. TO sustain long con-
tiuued eXerti0n latent energy in the mus
Giles used is necessary and also ready
means Of supplying these muscles with
an increased amount of oxygen while in
action and az carrying away the carDonic
acid that results from the combustion in
the tissues Hence The necessity of breath
ing faster while running than while walk
ing. and unless this exchange of gases
can be- carried on with sufficient rapidlty
and in sufficient quantities 90 meet the
demands of the organism under these
trying circumstances there soon comes an
END 10 further muscular activity, though
the muscles themselves may be far from
exhaustion.-D A Sargent, VI. d., ia
Scribner' Magazine.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The Philadelphia Ideqrapl thinks
that the elections of Tuesday have made
Mr. Cleveland's re election quite certain.
and as for Blaine il says that whatever
else the elections of yesterday may or
may not have done, they a.suredly have
eiIectually and finally disposed Of the
claims of Mr.. James c. Blaine, and have
put him so far outside Of lhe list Of the
possible Republican candidates as TO
leave the way clear for the nomination
OF an unexceptionable ticket which no
voter calling himself a Republican can
have any excuse for declining to cast his
ballot for"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The sketch Of Washngton's home in
the CcHtWy Nagazine seems 10 have
started at the wrong end, and makes Wash
ington appear as attending the Old Christ
church in Alexandria, emitting the fact
that he and others built Pohick church
near Mount Vernon, which Washington
attended as member OF the vcsiry and
commune Mt d Uing al the years that
he spent at Mount Vernon before The
Revolutionary war.
1t is a curious thing that such maya
zine as the Century should publish such a
superficial treatment of Washington and
his social surroundings that omiis the
most important elements of the subject
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
eRANNYs COMFORTER.

"where ia your father now. my childi
God only knows
Twas a day like this, and just rs wild
How he wind blowsl
He sailed away across the bay,
So brave and true.
And never word has since been heard
OF ship OF crew.
And now my other boy, they say,
Has gone from me.
Diving a thousand leagues away
Across the sea,
Alas Of both my sons bereft
Yet God knows best
And. little one, You still are Left
So ! am blest.
The child beside her granny stands
sight fair 70 see
And strokes the dear old time worn hands.
In sympathy,
Auc 10 while yet they re- sorrowing there,
And each heart burns,
A step is heard upon the stair.
The LOST returns The Culver
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

DR. Mackenzie, the English physician
who has charge of the German Crown
Princes case, has q hard time with the
angry criticisms of German doctors on
his treatment Of the royal sufferer.
Princess Victoria insisted ON having an
English doctor to attend her husband.
and the German members of the profess
sion resent the intrusion of a foreigner.
They have gotten up the idea that am
operation might have saved The Prince
some time ago, and DR. Mackenzie has
to stand the repoach OF not having UNI
derstood the case
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Paris is in a wild state of excitement
over the trial Of CaiTarel for selling hon
orary decorations
The prosecution and the defense charge
each other with abstractng letters that
were to have appeared as testimony.
Mr. Wilson, one Of the accused. and
son in-law Of President Grevy. is the
principal object Of public Indignation.
and the President talks Of rcsigninc so
strong is his sympathy with Wilson.
The defense charge that the trial Is
merely part of am organized plan to
destroy General BouIanger
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Omaha Hoy-pop, arc political parties
good for alWhin-'
Wise C'rlcn-lrleed they are, my hoy.
Good citizens would be badly Oh if 10
wasn.t lHr the political parties They ave
controlled hy certain men fhat we al
know.
-Oh. yes And when those men make
tlc nominations SOU SNOW who 20 vote
f0r."
"No indeed We know who 90 vote
against Omaha World
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Commodore Schley suggests a retired
list for sailors after thirty years service.
Regular soldiers are already entitled TO
such retirement, after thirty years with
the colors, and during the past twelve
months forty-three Of them took the
benefit of this privilege with its three.
fourths pay and three-fourths subsistence
and clothing allowances, forming a com
Portable little income for their old age
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

a learned counsel0ro law, whose birth
place was over the Rhine. thus wrestied
with English as she is spoke in one of
our state appellate courts recently The
case involved the p.'lt whether certain
paper executed by tAe father Of the plain
tif was SSH. OF deed, and he thus lucid
Us explained the term. 20 the judges.
"Eef IL man e--ecutes "a Daper that ees o.
take effect at y0nce. chat ees "a deet, bat
eef be egsecut,s dot baper to take effect
after ee- Diet. thar ees viii Albany
Argus
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12
PAGE MCCARTHY. EDIrop.

The Anarchists are hung, and the les
son will doubtless save a further de.
velopment of the pestilental disease that
threatened the county.
We quote in another column numerous
opinions Of the press, to show hat the
popular feeling on the subject is healthy.
With the news Of to-day the horrible
subject is happily done with
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The British Government seems 90 have
received q slight set back in its foreign
policy. An ambassador 10 King John Of
Abyssinnia was robbed ON the way 90
the court of that potenlate When he got
in the presence of the King, however, he
was received with great distinction, and
inyes ed with robes Of honor made Of the
stolen goods.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

John l. sullivan, the professional
bruiscr, !, attempting 20 gain the patron
age Of royalty after the advertising man
ner of Hon Butlalo Bill.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Fireproofng stage and scenery with
chemical paints is the unanimous recon
mendation Of q French commission ap-
pointed to repcct on the best means OF
preventing fires in theatres. -Arkansaw
Traveller.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Mr. Thurman says that feeling as he
does, hardly any language is too strong
to characterize the sectional speeches
made in the North and South.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The sentence in the cases of FiOlden
and Schwab were commuted 10 life inn
prisonmcnt by the Governor Of Illinois
upon the petition of Judge Gary, who
presided at the trial, and Prosecuting
Attorney Grinnel
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

i, is necessary TO explain that the
reason why Democratic majority in
New York does not give the Assembly
to the Democrats is because of the gerry
Wandering Of the districts by the Re
publicans.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The following terse declaration by Tie
New York Democratic Convention, and
the victory that followed 10, gives the
party "p0inier"
THE unnecessary Federal taxation OF
The last fiscal year exceeded 500 100000
Unnecessary taxation is unjust taxation.
Therefore, lhe Democracy of New York
demand that Federal taxation be straight
way reduced bya sum not less than $780,
100000 year
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

The British Commissioners 10 settle
the Canada difficulty arc Mr. Chamber
lain, Minister West, and Mr. Upper Of
Canada ON our side are Me-srs Bay
ara. Putnam, and Angel
Mr. Thompson of Nova Scotia and
Mr. Bergne. chief of the Treaty Division
of the Foreign Office in London, will
constitute the reserve force ON the side
of the British Commission
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

There is no lonser any doubt that dur
ing the first few days of the coming ses-
sion of Congress the President will nom
mate Secretary Lamar 10 I'm the vacancy
on the Supreme bench caused by the
death of Justice Woods. and that at the
same time Posimaster-General Villas
will be nominated to succeed Mr.
Lamar as Secretary of the Interior
DisDaicl 10 tie " J. SUI
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

That accomplished plug ugly, sullivan,
utters he following ediyiug words in a
speech to the English people as reported
boy Bin Nye.
81 have rose in America by means of
my ability 90 discover the needs and wants
OF our age and then supply that want
AID The grammar l ever saw was the
grammar of my profcs-ion-to be- to DO.
or To- suffer You will lind pale and
studi0us people that knows more about
atykett and the number of bones In The
human body than / do. but if o man
wants bis bones pointed out and his al
tcntion called t0 'em, can DO 10 for him
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-12

Il think we have done biz thing.
have just seen Republican Manager
" no accused the Prohibiionisis of neip-
ing the Democrats, and told him that
instead Of helping them we were helping
ourselves The fact is, We have done
proud work in the Empire State. New
York city itself has given US gains Neai
I)0ic